The movie that offended Gene Wilder: “I think it’s an insult”
Gene Wilder is known for making movies that offended some people, but this one really rubbed him up the wrong way.
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‘Blazing Saddles’ still stands as one of the great comedies — and the Mel Brooks film teaches lessons, too
We’re talking about “Blazing Saddles,” the 1974 western ... an alcoholic prisoner named Jim (Gene Wilder). They even use the N word, certainly taboo even back then, but used for shocking ...
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Gene Wilder's 'Willy Wonka' and 'Blazing Saddles' back in 55 theaters this weekend
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'Blazing Saddles' Rides Back Into Theaters for its 50th Anniversary
Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Blazing Saddles is riding out of ... he joins forces with washed-up gunslinger the ...
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‘Young Frankenstein' 50th anniversary: Celebrating the Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder horror comedy
with Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder ending the year with not one, but two films in the top five. Ten months after the release of "Blazing Saddles," the duo had another hit with "Young Frankenstein ...
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‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ documentary salutes a Jewish comedy legend
Gene Wilder entered the world with the given ... Frederick Frankenstein, and Jim in “Blazing Saddles” so hilariously Jewish to a Jewishly-literate audience, without anything that would mark ...
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Gene Wilder’s family and celebrities pay tribute to a comedy icon
Over the weekend, it was announced that Gene Wilder – the twinkle-eyed, softly-spoken star of films including Willy Wonka, Blazing Saddles and The Producers – had passed away aged 83.